Councillor Virginia West is Deputy Mayor of the Scenic Rim. She was elected to the inaugural Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. A registered nurse, Virginia was employed as a territory manager for a medical company before being elected to the former Beaudesert Shire Council in March 2004. Married with two teenagers, Virginia has been actively involved in the local community and is committed to an environmentally sensitive but practical approach to development. She is vice-president of the Canungra Local Ambulance Committee and a board member of Beaucare and the Tamborine Mountain College Board of Directors. She is also Chair of the Logan-Beaudesert Health Coalition. "I am committed to working as part of a team with a firm vision and innovative focus to build a strong and vibrant future for the Scenic Rim Regional Council," she said. Virginia is a member of the following organisations: